Lady Gaga - Is That Alright - Chord

Key Gb major – Eb minor Chords Gb, Ebm, Gb/Bb, B, Db/F, Db, Abm Easy key G

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Gb  Gb/Bb  Ebm  B

            Gb    Gb/Bb                         Ebm    B
Life is so simple       A little boy, a little girl
              Gb     Gb/Bb                           Ebm    B
Laughing and loving,       tryin' to figure out the world

              Gb                               Gb/Bb
It felt like summer, when I kissed you in the rain
                 Ebm                 B
And I know your story, but tell me again

 Gb
Nothing you say wouldn't interest me
 Gb/Bb
All of your words are like poems to me
Ebm                                          B
I would be honored if you would take me as I am

        Gb                  Db/F   Ebm
I want you    To look right in my eyes
        C#      B             F#/Bb  C#   C#4, C#
To tell me you love me, to be by my side
        Gb            Db/F      Ebm
I want you    at the end of my life
          Db      B                                  Gb/Bb    Abm
I wanna see your face when I fall with grace, at the moment I die
           Gb    Gb/Bb           Ebm    B
Is that alright?       Is that alright

                     Gb     Gb/Bb                       Ebm    B
I hope you're still with me       when I'm not quite myself
                        Gb     Gb/Bb                       Ebm  B
And I pray that you'll lift me       when you know I need help

                 Gb                    Gb/Bb
It's a warm celebration of all of our years
                Ebm                 B
I dream of our story, of our fairy tale

Gb
Family dinners and family trees,
Gb/Bb
Teachin' the kids to say, "Thank you, " and, "Please"
 Ebm                                             B
Knowin' if we stay together that things will be right

        Gb                  Db/F   Ebm
I want you    To look right in my eyes
        C#      B             F#/Bb  C#   C#4, C#
To tell me you love me, to be by my side
        Gb            Db/F      Ebm
I want you... at the end of my life
          Db      B                                  Gb/Bb    Abm
I wanna see your face when I fall with grace, at the moment I die
           Gb    Gb/Bb           Ebm    B
Is that alright?       Is that alright
             Gb
Is that alright

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Lady Gaga - Is That Alright Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Lady Gaga – Is That Alright: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Gb and ends on Gb. Its chords belong to both Gb major and Ebm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Gb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = F (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Cb (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

Eb minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Cb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Db (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Gb major side because it both starts and finishes on Gb and Gb is heard 29 times against 15 for Ebm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from Eb minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Gb or to Ebm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from Gb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Gb	Tonic — home	Gb · Bb · Db	16×
I	Gb/Bb	Tonic — home	Gb · Bb · Db	13×
ii	Abm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Ab · Cb · Eb	2×
iii	Bbm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	Bb · Db · F	—
V/vi	Bb	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Ebmsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F	—
IV	B	Subdominant — moves away from home	B · D# · F#	13×
V	Db/F	Dominant — strongest pull home	Db · F · Ab	4×
V	Db	Dominant — strongest pull home	Db · F · Ab	2×
vi	Ebm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Eb · Gb · Bb	15×
vii°	Fdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F · Ab · Cb	—

Seen from Eb minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Ebm	Tonic — home	Eb · Gb · Bb	15×
ii°	Fdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · Cb	—
III	Gb	Relative major — the bright side	Gb · Bb · Db	16×
III	Gb/Bb	Relative major — the bright side	Gb · Bb · Db	13×
iv	Abm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · Cb · Eb	2×
v	Bbm	Minor dominant — soft pull	Bb · Db · F	—
V	Bb	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	Bb · D · F	—
VI	B	Submediant — warm colour	B · D# · F#	13×
VII	Db/F	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Db · F · Ab	4×
VII	Db	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Db · F · Ab	2×

Analysis

The key pair is Gb major and its relative Eb minor (6 flats). 7 different chords appear 65 times in total; 7 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.

Chord movement

B Gb GbIV → Iplagal cadence EbmVI → III ×11
Db/F Ebm GbV → videceptive cadence EbmVII → iAeolian arrival ×4
B Gb/Bb GbIV → Iplagal cadence EbmVI → III ×2

The move to watch is B → Gb, heard 11 times. From the Gb side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Ebm side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Gb major pentatonic and Eb minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Gb – Ab – Bb – Db – Eb): start from Gb for a brighter phrase, from Eb for a bluesier one.
Over Gb, land on Gb, Bb, Db — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Ebm, land on Eb, Gb, Bb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Gb/Bb, land on Gb, Bb, Db — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With Gb major shapes

Capo 2 + E shapes
Capo 4 + D shapes
Capo 6 + C shapes

With Eb minor shapes

Capo 1 + Dm shapes
Capo 6 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

1 semitone up
6 semitones up · capo 6 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening Gb lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is Gb, Ebm, Gb/Bb, B — I–vi–I–IV from the Gb side, III–i–III–VI from the Ebm side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on B → Gb (IV → I in Gb, VI → III in Ebm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. Ending on Gb, the song seals Gb as home.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.